Negotiations on the funding of new troops to replace the ones currently in Somalia from the African Union ATMIS, have become difficult issues and are being reluctance by the European Union and the United States.
The European Union wants to have a stricter order than what Somalia wants to establish new troops, according to three diplomatic sources who closely follow these issues.
The Somali presidency and the prime minister’s office have not given any response to the plan that Western countries want, that the new army plan should not be rushed.
National Security Adviser Hussein Sheikh Ali said that the request to postpone the withdrawal this month is intended to be aligned with the plan to reduce the ATMIS mission.
A spokesperson for the European Union said that they support in principle the proposal of the Somali government for the establishment of new missions, but the spokesperson said that it is important to avoid security gaps and incur unnecessary costs over the current mission. exist.
Two diplomats interviewed by the Reuters news agency, who declined to be named, said that the United States and the European Union want to reduce peacekeeping operations in Somalia, because they are competing for priorities in Ukraine and Gaza, and want Somalia to take responsibility for its own security.
